Calla is an uncommon variant of Callie that peaked in 2017 and remains in steady use.
Calla is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,397 for girl births in the United States (and #2,619 across all names), given to 156 babies. Calla first appears in 1880 and peaked in 2017 (176 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 156 | 156 | #1,397 |
| 2024 | 143 | 143 | #1,511 |
| 2023 | 130 | 130 | #1,605 |
| 2022 | 135 | 135 | #1,578 |
| 2021 | 134 | 134 | #1,569 |
| 2020 | 135 | 135 | #1,560 |
| 2019 | 111 | 111 | #1,833 |
| 2018 | 122 | 122 | #1,693 |
| 2017 | 176 | 176 | #1,322 |
| 2016 | 164 | 164 | #1,412 |
| 2015 | 140 | 140 | #1,568 |
| 2014 | 140 | 140 | #1,557 |
| 2013 | 139 | 139 | #1,558 |
| 2012 | 120 | 120 | #1,721 |
| 2011 | 104 | 104 | #1,912 |
| 2010 | 134 | 134 | #1,614 |
| 2009 | 107 | 107 | #1,951 |
| 2008 | 96 | 96 | #2,107 |
| 2007 | 92 | 92 | #2,164 |
| 2006 | 87 | 87 | #2,208 |
| 2005 | 81 | 81 | #2,241 |
| 2004 | 71 | 71 | #2,401 |
| 2003 | 60 | 60 | #2,643 |
| 2002 | 50 | 50 | #2,940 |
| 2001 | 69 | 69 | #2,306 |
| 2000 | 57 | 57 | #2,599 |
| 1999 | 33 | 33 | #3,646 |
| 1998 | 35 | 35 | #3,434 |
| 1997 | 43 | — | #2,831 |
| 1996 | 37 | — | #3,158 |
| 1995 | 44 | — | #2,739 |
| 1994 | 44 | — | #2,758 |
| 1993 | 49 | — | #2,539 |
| 1992 | 57 | — | #2,299 |
| 1991 | 57 | — | #2,274 |
| 1990 | 41 | — | #2,807 |
| 1989 | 46 | — | #2,483 |
| 1988 | 41 | — | #2,601 |
| 1987 | 39 | — | #2,580 |
| 1986 | 56 | — | #1,958 |
| 1985 | 16 | — | #4,655 |
| 1984 | 21 | — | #3,747 |
| 1983 | 14 | — | #4,913 |
| 1982 | 17 | — | #4,370 |
| 1981 | 9 | — | #6,867 |
| 1980 | 7 | — | #8,269 |
| 1979 | 9 | — | #6,764 |
| 1978 | 6 | — | #8,683 |
| 1977 | 9 | — | #6,414 |
| 1976 | 8 | — | #6,693 |
| 1974 | 16 | — | #3,879 |
| 1973 | 8 | — | #6,154 |
| 1971 | 5 | — | #8,469 |
| 1970 | 5 | — | #8,124 |
| 1967 | 6 | — | #6,101 |
| 1966 | 8 | — | #4,911 |
| 1965 | 7 | — | #5,340 |
| 1963 | 8 | — | #4,926 |
| 1962 | 7 | — | #5,349 |
| 1961 | 7 | — | #5,355 |
| 1960 | 8 | — | #4,809 |
| 1959 | 9 | — | #4,331 |
| 1958 | 7 | — | #4,951 |
| 1957 | 8 | — | #4,579 |
| 1956 | 10 | — | #3,939 |
| 1955 | 19 | — | #2,556 |
| 1954 | 19 | — | #2,525 |
| 1953 | 5 | — | #5,751 |
| 1952 | 17 | — | #2,587 |
| 1951 | 5 | — | #5,495 |
| 1950 | 12 | — | #3,075 |
| 1949 | 10 | — | #3,412 |
| 1948 | 5 | — | #5,320 |
| 1947 | 7 | — | #4,404 |
| 1946 | 8 | — | #3,704 |
| 1945 | 7 | — | #3,709 |
| 1944 | 5 | — | #4,641 |
| 1943 | 5 | — | #4,774 |
| 1940 | 5 | — | #4,442 |
| 1939 | 5 | — | #4,334 |
| 1938 | 8 | — | #3,213 |
| 1936 | 5 | — | #4,273 |
| 1935 | 8 | — | #3,186 |
| 1933 | 6 | — | #3,802 |
| 1932 | 11 | — | #2,661 |
| 1931 | 6 | — | #3,922 |
| 1930 | 10 | — | #2,871 |
| 1929 | 10 | — | #2,943 |
| 1928 | 7 | — | #3,807 |
| 1927 | 10 | — | #3,087 |
| 1926 | 6 | — | #4,385 |
| 1925 | 10 | — | #3,143 |
| 1924 | 12 | — | #2,834 |
| 1923 | 10 | — | #3,156 |
| 1922 | 12 | — | #2,800 |
| 1921 | 9 | — | #3,445 |
| 1920 | 14 | — | #2,483 |
| 1919 | 10 | — | #3,037 |
| 1918 | 16 | — | #2,213 |
| 1917 | 8 | — | #3,386 |
| 1916 | 10 | — | #2,857 |
| 1915 | 9 | — | #2,929 |
| 1914 | 10 | — | #2,288 |
| 1913 | 10 | — | #2,045 |
| 1912 | 10 | — | #1,864 |
| 1911 | 9 | — | #1,680 |
| 1910 | 5 | — | #2,461 |
| 1908 | 9 | — | #1,455 |
| 1907 | 6 | — | #1,862 |
| 1906 | 12 | — | #1,107 |
| 1905 | 10 | — | #1,248 |
| 1901 | 7 | — | #1,359 |
| 1900 | 7 | — | #1,591 |
| 1899 | 7 | — | #1,292 |
| 1898 | 9 | — | #1,182 |
| 1897 | 11 | — | #990 |
| 1896 | 5 | — | #1,617 |
| 1895 | 11 | — | #994 |
| 1894 | 11 | — | #955 |
| 1893 | 8 | — | #1,098 |
| 1892 | 6 | — | #1,301 |
| 1891 | 5 | — | #1,358 |
| 1890 | 10 | — | #879 |
| 1888 | 9 | — | #904 |
| 1887 | 9 | — | #800 |
| 1886 | 12 | — | #663 |
| 1885 | 8 | — | #795 |
| 1884 | 10 | — | #690 |
| 1883 | 9 | — | #653 |
| 1882 | 8 | — | #684 |
| 1881 | 8 | — | #633 |
| 1880 | 6 | — | #754 |